[TAG] how to play divx with vlc ?

[J.Bakshi]

Dear all,

Is not vlc has divx support ?

I am runnig debian lenny. The installed vlc is 

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  0.8.6.h-4+lenny2
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But when I open an .avi file having divx format the progress bar of vlc only 
proceds with out any sound or video. Has any one faced the same problem ?
Is there any fix for this problem ?

One more thing. The sound output for mp3 files are very very low in vlc.

Thanks